A Personalized Book Starring Someone You Love
Tell us about them in just a few minutes and we will turn their real personality, relationships, inside jokes and memories into an original book made just for them.
Digital
C$17.99
Softcover
C$59.99
Hardback
C$79.99
Printed books arrive 7–14 business days after printing.
“My husband cried when he read it.”
Three steps to a book about them
- 1
Tell us about them
Just a few minutes, photo included: their quirks, hobbies, people and the stories everyone tells. Add a photo for their face on the cover.
- 2
Preview their cover, free
See the title, cover, chapter plan and a sample scene before you pay anything.
- 3
We write, print and deliver
Around 200 pages with their name as the author. Printed books from C$59.99 include delivery and the digital copy.
Real customer, real printed book
Watch Roman open and read his birthday book
See the size, cover and finished pages in a real customer video before you start. Your version is built from the names, memories and private jokes you choose.
“A real birthday book created and printed for a GiftBookStory customer.”
Customer stories
The moment a personal book becomes their book
Birthday tears, retirement-party laughs and the memories people keep quoting afterwards.
“My husband cried when he read it. Every chapter referenced real moments from our life together. It is the most personal gift I have ever given.”
Sarah M.
Birthday gift
“Ordered this for my dad's retirement and it was a huge hit at the party. Everyone was passing it around reading their favourite bits.”
James T.
Retirement gift
“Hardest person to buy for, ever. She has been quoting chapter four in our group chat for weeks. The questions actually capture who someone is.”
Priya K.
Best-friend birthday
Inside the gift
See the kind of story you are creating
Every book is original. This short demonstration shows how a real memory can become a warm, readable chapter rather than a name dropped into a template.
- Built from your answers and relationships
- Choose comedy, memoir, romance, drama, mystery or adventure
- Review the cover, title and chapter plan before payment
Example chapter
The Long Way Home
“The wrong turning became the story everyone asked to hear again.”
By the time the rain reached the windscreen, the map had folded itself into surrender. Nobody agreed where the turning had been, but everyone remembered the laughter that followed.
The GiftBookStory promise
Free delivery, no minimum
See it before you pay
Read it before it prints
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The digital copy is yours too
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Simple, Transparent Pricing
CAD pricing · shipping included on print orders